...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE HAS ISSUED
A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN LOUISIANA... 

THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT RED RIVER LANDING AFFECTING EAST BATON 
ROUGE...POINTE COUPEE AND WEST FELICIANA PARISHES

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH 
ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECASTS 
WILL BE MADE IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS.

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  REMEMBER...TWO FEET OF
RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING PICKUPS.  TURN 
AROUND AND DON'T DROWN.

A FOLLOWUP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED LATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER 
RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE PROVIDER...FOR 
THE LATEST INFORMATION.  THE LATEST GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION 
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV.

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533 PM CST TUE FEB 7 2012



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT RED RIVER LANDING.
* FROM MONDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 4:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 46.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* THE FLOOD STAGE IS 48.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE MONDAY
EVENING FEBRUARY 13TH.
* IMPACT...AT 48.0 FEET...ACCESS ROADS WILL BE INUNDATED AND 
EVACUATION OF ALL RIVER ISLANDS MUST BE COMPLETE. PROTECTION OF 
PEOPLE AND PROPERTY IN THE RIVER BOTTOM LAND ON THE RIVER SIDE OF 
THE LEVEES MUST BE COMPLETE.
* IMPACT...AT 46.0 FEET...RIVER TRAFFIC WILL BECOME DANGEROUS. A LEVEE
CREVASSE WOULD FLOOD ADJACENT FARM LAND. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF 
RACCOURCI ISLAND WILL CONTINUE AND EVACUATION OF THE ISLAND IS 
RECOMMENDED.